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FINELY TUNED STRINGS ATTACHED
String players in the market for a new instrument will want to pay a visit to Stamford Strings, 50 minutes from Cambridge. You can expect to find some of the finest instruments from new makers, alongside antique violins,
bows, cases and accessories. Its most recent addition is the
Brazenose Violins range, which has been created by violin teacher, luthier and owner of Stamford Strings, Libby Summers. “Brazenose Violins is setting a new standard for student and professional instruments,” she explains. “These are handmade in selected luthier workshops, hand- varnished in small batches – then professionally finished and set up in Stamford Strings’ workshop here in town.” Brazenose Violins, violas and cellos all come in a variety of different models, for every kind of budget and standard of player, with prices starting at £1,500. Trials are available at Stamford Strings’ music studio. For more information, head over to stamfordstrings.co.uk or brazenoseviolins.co.uk
Don’t Miss! FROM CLASSICAL MUSIC TO COMMUNITY CRAFTS, SEEK OUT SOME OF THESE LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
CAMBRIDGE PHILHARMONIC: MAHLER 2 9 July, Ely Cathedral, 7.30pm, £15-£30 Mahler’s awe-inspiring Symphony No 2 is a celebration of life itself – and one of the composer’s greatest works. Hear it in the epic setting of Ely Cathedral.
VILLAGE DAY & MISHRA
AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS 24 July, Cambridge Corn Exchange, 7.30pm, £28-£38
17 July, Stapleford Granary, 11am-4pm, free Stapleford Granary’s popular Village Day returns, promising beautifully decorated stalls, delicious street food and some sensational music from folk band Mishra.
Join David Sedaris, one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers, for an evening of sardonic wit and incisive social critiques.
10 JULY 2022 CAMBSEDITION.CO.UK
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